Dr Malusi Gigaba

1/ Nelson Mandela called Walter Sisulu "the first truly political man I ever encountered." Not the most educated. Not the most eloquent. Not the most famous. The first truly political man. Tomorrow is his 114th birthday. Full article: drmalusigigaba.org/gigaba-sisulu-… #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

2/ Sisulu arrived in Johannesburg at 16 with nothing. Built a small estate agency on Market Street that became a community institution. Arranged Mandela's legal articles. Introduced him to the ANC. He saw what others would become before they saw it themselves. Full article: drmalusigigaba.org/gigaba-sisulu-… #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

3/ He became ANC Secretary-General in 1949. The Programme of Action that year ended 37 years of petitionary politics. He did not write the speeches that made history. He built the organisation that made the speeches possible. Full article: drmalusigigaba.org/gigaba-sisulu-… #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

4/ He was arrested at Rivonia in 1963. Sentenced to life imprisonment at 52. He spent 25 years behind bars, 18 of them on Robben Island. Those who shared the island with him describe a man who treated incarceration as a continuation of the work by other means. Full article: drmalusigigaba.org/gigaba-sisulu-… #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

5/ His wife, Mama Albertina, did not stop while he was gone. She co-founded and co-led the United Democratic Front in 1983, a federation of more than 600 organisations. She nominated Nelson Mandela as South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994. Two architects. One family. Full article: drmalusigigaba.org/gigaba-sisulu-… #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

6/ On his 114th birthday tomorrow, the question is not whether we remember his name. We do. The question is whether we can recover the practice of the builder, not just the memory. Full article: drmalusigigaba.org/gigaba-sisulu-… #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident #WalterSisulu #RIPXhamela #SouthAfrica #ANC

The word about the Digital Library has crossed the Mzansi borders eswatiniobserver.com/gigaba-launche…. Nice challenge! Let's keep raising the bar, shall we? #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

Spreading the word news24.com/drum/news/ancs… #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

A LIBERATION NOT WRITTEN DOWN IS A LIBERATION THAT CAN BE DENIED. In my keynote address delivered at the celebration of Itu Thage’s 30th birthday and the launch of her children’s book Travelling Through Time recently, I argue that activism and archivism are inseparable — that writing is not a retreat from the fight but a strategic fortification, and that only by writing their own history can activists ensure the soul of the liberation survives the telling. My keynote's title: The Strategic Role of Activists in Preserving and Advancing Liberation History Through Writing for Future Generations.” youtu.be/0_NbN77baG4 #TheFutureIsNotAnAcident

How Apartheid Killed Sophiatown But Could Not Unmake Wally Serote #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

Wally Serote - South Africa's National Poet Laureate and a liberation activist - was detained for nine months without charge in 1969. He was 25 years old. Never prosecuted. Emerged and wrote Yakhal'inkomo. He turned 82 on Friday. The state failed. The literature remains. Full article: drmalusigigaba.org/gigaba-serote-… #TheFutureIsNoAnAccident

5/ The library is open. Come in. drmalusigigaba.org #AfricanLeadership #Governance #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

4/ It is open to all: students, researchers, policymakers, journalists, and anyone who believes that governance deserves serious, sustained engagement. drmalusigigaba.org #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident

3/ Not a media channel. Not a campaign site. A library — for essays, speeches, governance analysis, and long-form reflection on the issues that shape where South Africa and Africa go next. drmalusigigaba.org #TheFutureIsNotAnAccident